Akrai
Akrai (Ancient Greek: Ἄκραι; Latin: Acrenses) was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
The Greek theatre | |
Shown within Italy | |
| Alternative name | Akrae |
|---|---|
| Location | Palazzolo Acreide, Italy |
| Coordinates | 37°3′28.6″N 14°53′42.21″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 663 BC |
| Abandoned | Approximately 827 AD |
| Periods | Archaic Greek to Byzantine period |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
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